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Hochul touts new figures on New York climate program costs
The Democratic governor said she’d been pushing a recently dated memo about the potential costs of her own proposed carbon pricing program “for years.”
AI ‘scientists’ help human ones answer urgent climate questions
This technology “is offering some pretty exciting opportunities to tackle questions we’ve been stuck on for a while,” said a professor who specializes in environmental data science.
China’s new law signals Xi won’t curb environmental ambitions
The endorsed Ecological and Environmental Code consolidates a raft of previous legislation, including on air quality, low-carbon development and penalties for corporate polluters.
All but 2 of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years
The retreat of glaciers in Europe has vast implications for drinking water, power generation, agriculture, infrastructure, recreational activities and more.
2 large wind farms finish construction on East Coast
Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind, the nation's largest wind projects, are generating power off the New England coast.
Why the Iran war hurts Trump’s plans to expand LNG
The conflict threatens to deflate global confidence in natural gas as President Donald Trump hopes to expand U.S. exports.
US should lead on planet-cooling technology for national security, report says
A former Trump energy adviser is urging the administration to study and regulate solar geoengineering before an adversary weaponizes it.
States urge Trump admin to defund scientific groups over judicial education
Republican state attorneys general say two of the nation’s leading scientific bodies helped develop educational materials that favor climate activists.
‘Constant contradictions’ as Republicans embrace FEMA funding
Republican lawmakers are rushing to defend an agency that has been under administration scrutiny.
DOJ sues California over electric vehicle ‘mandate’
The lawsuit is the Trump administration's latest challenge to state action on climate change.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over feds’ climate data erasure
Environmental and scientific groups can still access the underlying data and haven't shown an injury to sue over, the judge ruled.
BMW lambastes European vehicle emissions regs shift
The automotive package limits technological neutrality, while the Industrial Accelerator Act will hinder exports, CEO Oliver Zipse argues.
Green cement startup slashes staff after Trump cuts support
It's unclear if Sublime Systems can fulfill a deal with Microsoft to supply as much as 622,500 metric tons of cement over five to eight years.
Planet-warming El Niño to form by September, US forecasters say
The phenomenon is poised to add extra warmth to a planet that’s rapidly heating due to human-caused climate change.
Heat wave shatters records in South African province
Temperatures in Cape Town climbed to 108 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, the highest since records began 66 years ago.
Why high oil prices may outlast Trump’s Iran war
Tanker backlogs, damaged energy infrastructure and threats in the Strait of Hormuz could keep gasoline prices elevated.
Colorado utility warns it may postpone coal plant retirements
Xcel Energy floated the idea in response to the expectation it would face "significant capacity shortfalls” through the winter of 2028.
Q&A: The shipping official at the center of Trump’s assault on a carbon tax
The leader of the U.N. International Maritime Organization speaks about the president’s campaign to kill a net-zero initiative.
PacifiCorp facing ‘junk’ credit rating after large jury awards
A leading ratings group warns that the utility faces $50 billion in liability for Oregon wildfires in 2020 and might not be able to pay.
Lawmakers spar over FEMA funding as shutdown drags on
Senators blocked rival plans Wednesday to fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
